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delayed appeal
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A quick definition of delayed appeal:
Delayed appeal is when someone wants to challenge a decision made by a lower court or agency, but they missed the deadline to do so. However, they can still ask a higher court to review the decision if they have a good reason. This is called a delayed appeal. It's like asking a teacher to change a grade after the deadline, but only if there's a really good reason.A more thorough explanation:
A delayed appeal is a legal process where a party requests a higher court to review and possibly reverse a lower court's decision after the time for appealing has expired. However, the reviewing court may grant permission for a delayed appeal due to special circumstances.
For example, if a person was unable to file an appeal within the required time due to a serious illness or other valid reasons, the reviewing court may allow a delayed appeal.
Delayed appeals are different from appeals by right, where permission to appeal is not required, and appeals by application, where permission must be obtained from the reviewing court.